1 dead, 1 missing after tanker sinks off Niigata

A tanker carrying a flammable chemical sank off Niigata Prefecture in the Sea of Japan on Sunday morning, leaving one crew member dead and the ship’s captain missing, Japan Coast Guard officials said.
The 499-ton tanker went under about an hour and a half after notifying the No. 9 Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Niigata city that the vessel was listing and partially submerged, the officials said.
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Source: JAPAN TODAY